· 9/24/1975
Norman I. Suchomajcz, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Suchomajcz, a Minor v. Hummel Chemical Company, Newark, New Jersey
Citations
- 524 F.2d 19
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The amount of damages is invariably an individual question 25 and does not defeat class action treatment.”
- “Pennsylvania does impose liability upon a manufacturer for harm caused by misuse of its product, if that misuse was foreseeable.”
- manufacturer could be held liable for negligently selling chemical to fireworks kit maker
- \The concept of foreseeability means the likelihood of the occurrence of a general type of risk rather than the likelihood of the occurrence of the precise chain of events leading to the injury.\
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Judges: Adams, Rosenn, Hunter
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